Even baby adjusts to warrior mom’s time

Rajkot: It was earlier always a battle of emotions when P V Sankhat, woman sub-inspector with Prabhas-Patan mahila police station of Gir Somnath district had to leave her three-year-old son crying and bawling while leaving for duty.
However, after seeing his mom leave at odd hours for the past three months, Pratik knows he has to act brave and see his mom off calmly, at least on the surface.
“My son doesn’t cry any longer. In all probability, his little mind could grasp that there is something unusual happening forcing his mother to leave him at home thus. He has become accustomed to living in my absence,” said Sankhat, who has been serving at Talala Chowkadi check post in Veraval since the beginning of the first lockdown order.
For Sankhat, it was always duty before self, and now in the fight against Covid-19, the nation takes precedence over her family. “My son appears to have understood my predicament. By accepting my absence, he lends me his silent support,” said the mother, adding that her husband takes care of their son when she is on duty.
Sankhat, who has been working tirelessly to ensure law and order 24X7, also couldn’t return home many a night while performing vehicle checking at the check posts.